In regards to rod bolt torque; I suggest that 30 ft lbs is the absolute maximum and I would consider 20 ft lbs to be the absolute minimum. Personally I use a "breakable thread locker compound" and torque to 25 ft lbs and forget the cotter pin. Ford use cotter pins because thread locker compounds did not exist. I also carefully examine all rod bolts and look for any evidence of stretching. If in doubt I replace. I just use a grade 8 fine thread bolt and grind a flat on the head so it fits. After many thousands of miles on numerous engines I have never had a problem. That being said, please do as you wish in your engine.

Michael, some of the technical details you seek may differ depending on what is needed, fresh rebuild or the max tolerance as Ford set a 100 years ago. eg, modern machining has the con rod and main bearing clearance for a fresh rebuild at .0015". Piston ring gap you have is fine for aluminium pistons but not for cast iron ones.

The ring gaps are up-side down. The top ring needs to be .018 to .020. The center and bottom can be tighter. The oil ring can be .015" or even .012". They run hotter with today's gasoline than they did way back before 1990 or so.